The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1887-05-05
WASHINGTON.
Com nm issioner Coleman the Manufac-
ture of Oleomargarine- Presidents
Autograph.

autograph
CorresIs,ndeace Of the Pslidtkd NeIrs.
WASHINGTON, May 2.
Under the direction of Com
missioner Coleman the Depart
ment of Agriculture has been en-
gagged during the past year in careful
study of the question relating to the
manufacture of oleomargarine and other
substitutes for butter, which during the
past few wears has become an important
industry in some sections of the country.
Chemical and microscopical tests have
been in progress for several months. The
results of the observations will be of
great benefit. to the consumers of butter,
and of interest to the general reader.
During the course of the Investigations
it has been ascertaincd that large ma
jority of the oleomargarine factories are
run upon the strictly business principle
of securing the largest possible returns
for the capital invested, and the ques-
ton of health, seems to have been en-
tIrely ignored. 1t has been common in
some of these establishments To utilize
the carcasses of horses, dog and
swine, and the manufacturers have
not been in the least particular as
to the age or condition of the meat, a. by
the use of chemical preparations, often
sive smells are destroyed. The Commits
| sioner in his report says: Too much in
condemnation of theselpractices cannot
| be said, AMI so long as l am Commits
| sioner of Agriculture, just SO long will l
raise my voice against a continuance of
the evil. There is a great deal of capital
invested in this enterprise, to be sure,
and particularly in the West, but that
does not justify its manufacture, in my
opinion, for it is against the people, and
should be frowned down. Chemical and
miscroscopal tests have beeI in progress
under the supervision of Profs. Wylie
and Taylor, of the Agricultural Depart
ment, for several months, and the result
| of their observations will be of great
benefit to the consumers of butter. /
and bear good fruit"
During the administration of President
Grant a very beautifully designed card,
having in its upper left hand corner a
finely executed steel plate engraving of
the White House, was adopted for gem
eraI use in issuing invitations to dinners
and receptions at the Executive man.
sion. Subsequently new design was
| adopted and the stock of old cards was
| placed in the room in which waste mate
rial is stored. In looking about the
apartment recently, the President
| CHANGED to discover the cards, and he at
once resolved to turn them to account
in supplying the persistent and never
ceasing demand for his autograph. The
cards were removed to- his private office,
and, during the past week. a very large
number of persons who have written To
the President for his autograph have been
| surprised to receive one of these beauti-
full cards with the signature .Grover
| Cleveland"
The fashionable amusement of the city
now, is what is termed a paper hunt. "
Almost every clear day there is held a
meeting" The hunt consists in APP
pointing persons as hares who are given
lead distributing along their route
scraps of paper. The object being for
! the hounds-who are the main body of
the party-to follow the trail of the hares
and if possible overtake them before
they reach the finish which is generally
about five miles distance and near some
residence where refreshments await
their arrival, and as the sport is one cal
culated to sharpen the appetite. due JUS
tice is ALWAYS done to the collation..
| The Grant relics, which have been for
several months safely guarded in one of
the private rooms of the National Mu-
scum, are now being placed on public
| exhibition. To-day two handsome plush
collection, were placed in the north hall
of the Museum. near the main entrance.
! They contain the presentation swords,
| gold-headed canes. caskets, medallions,
and many other costly and elegant arti-
cles presented by different people at diff
! ferent times to Gen. Grant-many OF
these articles are souvenirs of his trip
around the world. There is splendid
collection of Japanese coins-one series
of seven pieces, old Japanese gold coins
of huge size. being valued at 5000.
There also invitation cards, menu cards
and reminders of entertainments given
IN his honor. engraved on gold plates.
III.
1 He Shouldn't SNAKE